Bibliograph

Death, dying, and the afterlife, lessons from world cultures

Type

Label

Death, dying, and the afterlife, lessons from world cultures

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rated TVPG

Main title

Death, dying, and the afterlife

Medium

electronic resource

Runtime

720

Series statement

The great courses. Topic, Religion. Subtopic, Comparative & world religion

Sub title

lessons from world cultures

Summary

Bringing together theology, philosophy, biology, anthropology, literature, psychology, and sociology, these lectures are a brilliant compendium of how human beings have struggled to come to terms with death. You'll encounter everything from ancient burial practices and traditional views of the afterlife to near-death experiences and 21st-century theories about transcending death

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification